Tangents and Vectors

An Idea Borrowed

Years ago on a radio program someone shared that they read a chapter in Proverbs every day. Since there are 31 chapters and the longest month has 31 days it allows you to read through Proverbs on a regular basis. I use it as the launch pad for my personal worship time and branch out from there. On this blog I will try to share some of the insights I have in the Word. I will try to organize them in the archive by reference.

Saturday, October 7, 2017

Choices Have Consequences

(Proverbs 7:10 KJV) And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.

This is an unusual chapter in Proverbs. Almost the entire chapter deals with one story, an event. It is not just a series of pointed remarks. It relates two people meeting and the evil that comes of it. We meet people in a constant flow. Some we ignore as we pass by. Some we give superficial greetings. Others we engage in conversation. We have more control over how the contact goes than we think.

Recently my wife and I were involved in a long conversation with someone we had never seen before and never expect to see again. In the process we heard much of her life story. Later my wife commented on how long it went on and could not understand why. I did. It went on forever because she kept asking questions and responding with her own stories. If it had just been me the conversation would have never moved beyond first greetings.

The man and women in this chapter of Proverbs made choices. There were many places where different choices would have caused different outcomes. We face the same in our lives.

So? We need to develop a longer range view of the choices we make. Sometimes that is based on common sense. Other times it is experience. Always it requires us to be honest with ourselves. Engage your brain.

Followers

Bible Text

I prefer the NASB for my study but I will be using the KJV as the text I post. I do this because I do not understand the copyright restrictions. If I ever get a better grasp of the law I may change the text I list. We may be under grace rather than law, but others are not so free. My comments will try to make it clear what the differences are.

Greek and Hebrew

In the comments there will be reference to words and the original languages. Number in parenthesis, (1235), refer to the number from Strong's Numbering system.

An Invitation

The theme of this blog is devotional, worshipful, Biblical. I have a lot of ideas that won't fit in that frame so I have started another blog. It is called Medley of Worship.

You are invited to visit me there. It includes Bible and theology but also politics, education and anything else that comes to my mind.

About Me

I have been a serious follower of Jesus Christ since my senior year in high school. I am a Vietnam Veteran who came home more patriotic than I left. I am a graduate of Nazarene Theological Seminary and an ordained elder although I an not currently serving in a pastoral position. I have what I consider an orthodox faith set in the context of Wesley and Arminius. I share this so you will know where I am coming from as I look at the word.